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Coping with stress: Divergent strategies of optimists and pessimists.
Stress coping strategies differ between optimists and pessimists
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Abstract
Two studies found modest but reliable positive correlations between optimism and various adaptive coping strategies.
- Optimism is linked to problem-focused coping and seeking social support during stressful situations.
- Optimists tend to emphasize the positive aspects of stressors.
- Pessimism is associated with denial and distancing from stressors.
- Pessimists are more likely to focus on negative feelings and disengage from related goals.
- A positive correlation exists between optimism and acceptance/resignation when events are viewed as uncontrollable.
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